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CRIME & SAFETY
'Drug dealers don’t have boundaries:' Agencies work together on overdose cases
ZANESVILLE − Working cases to prove an individual is responsible for another's overdose death can be difficult, according to Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz and Prosecutor Ron Welch. However, it is something they will continue to do. Their efforts can be seen in a recent case where the sheriff's office conducted a four-month investigation into the Feb. 22 overdose death of Matthew P. Parmer, which ended in the arrest of a local woman. ...
Three drivers injured in multiple vehicle crash on Route 31
Three drivers suffered non-life threatening injuries in a multiple-car crash at the intersection of Ingleside Avenue and Route 31 June 21, according to the Hopewell Township Police Department. The crash happened when the 17-year-old driver of a Jeep, which was traveling on Ingleside Avenue, failed to stop before attempting to...
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